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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1958
Page
12
The Hayward Area Historical Society, formed just over a year ago, prepares its second annual dinner at Burbank school. The event honors past contributions, highlights preservation efforts, and plans a museum, with plans to honor the Markham school bell and Brett Harte school cornerstone as monuments.
The piece argues Ezra Benson, secretary of agriculture, should not be fired. It criticizes farm subsidy policy, midwest Republicans pressuring for his removal, and President Eisenhower’s refusal. It concludes the farm surplus problem stems from wartime production rules and failed policy, not Benson’s faults.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District reports a net revenue of 4.748 million dollars for the past year, slightly up from 4.461 million in 1956. Debates over Trinity power plant favoring either government operation with cheap power or private control with irrigation water subsidies continue in Sacramento.
Los Angeles Republicans unveil a professional five step plan to win seats across California. The program emphasizes staff, targeted districts, candidate grooming, and intensive training through the Institute of Practical Politics, drawing on Nixon era strategies to reverse a record of state legislative losses since 1958.
A 1957 Eugene Burns column describes animal play across species. Trout swim and pivot, birds perform synchronized aerial moves, dolphins circle ships, and elephants, buffalos, and birds enact communal imitations. The piece notes age-related intent and hints at romance among elders, ending with a plea for reader letters to IS THAT SO.
Ray Tucker reports from Israel on ten years since independence, as Israel integrates a million immigrants into a growing economy. The article highlights new industries built on immigrant skills, export ventures from diamonds to textiles, and how diverse arrivals from Yemen to Scotland reshape jobs, markets, and production across the country.
A reader criticizes the Alameda County Planning Commission for erratic decisions over a use permit for an amusement device. He notes a five to two approval for a Bohannon property, then a unanimous denial for a similar device in Castro Valley, questioning the commission chairmans reasoning and consistency in applying the same facts. The letter calls for clarity on the panels mental processes guiding such opposing outcomes.
A low priced car debate cites a 1957 Sus rogean sale worth 400 million dollars to American buyers. The writer argues the United States with its vast market should enable American auto makers to produce smaller economical cars for daily family use, comparing favorably with foreign makes in gas economy and price. Local reader LW L of San Lorenzo signs.
A famous actor carries a manuscript to Sam H. Harris and reads a play. Harris falls for it and offers to produce, but the lead role is filled by another actor. The New York opening earns rave or mixed reviews, and Harris notes he overpaid for a star who wasn’t available.
The piece reflects on actors like Sir Cedric Hardwicke in Baby Face Nelson and Nancy Walker in theater, railing against casual treatment of performers in the US. It argues for more robust civic theater subsidies seen in England and France, praising Hardwicke’s artistry and urging better national support and opportunities for talent.
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